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Ultrasound cannot be heard as it has a higher frequency than audible sound, with a frequency above 20000Hz.

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Which uses high-frequency sound waves to make an image of a developing fetus?

ultrasound


The name for the use of high frequency sound waves in an imaging process that is used to diagnose patient illness is?

Ultrasound imaging is the name for the use of high frequency sound waves in an imaging process used to diagnose patient illness.


What is the name of the high frequency sound waves in an imaging process that is used to diagnose patient illness?

Ultrasound. Diagnostic ultrasound is the use of high-frequency sound waves to image anatomic structures and to detect the cause of illness and disease. Ultrasound moves at different speeds through the body's tissue, depending on the density of the tissue.


High frequency sound that is used in medicine to form images of the body and its organs is called?

They are known as Overtones. If they are beyond the range of human hearing, they are called ultrasound, or ultrasonic waves.


Why is it possible to make a very narrow beam with ultrasound but not with normal sound waves?

Ultrasound can produce a very narrow beam due to its higher frequency and shorter wavelength compared to normal sound waves. The shorter wavelength allows for greater directional control and reduced diffraction, enabling the ultrasound waves to focus more tightly. In contrast, normal sound waves, which typically have longer wavelengths, tend to spread out more as they travel, making it difficult to achieve a narrow beam. This property makes ultrasound particularly useful in applications like medical imaging and industrial testing.

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What is the difference between the sound waves and ultrasound?

Difference is in their frequency, audible sound waves is between 12 Hz and 20,000 Hz, Ultrasound waves is any sound that has a frequency beyond the 20,000 Hz limit


What is a sound with frequency greater than 20000 hz?

the sound would be called "ultrasound"


How ultrasound and infrasound differ from normal sound?

Sonic infrasound is a sound too low for humans to hear, below 20 Hertz. Ultrasound is a sound too high for humans to hear, above 20,000 Hertz.


What are related words for ultrasonic?

Sonar, ultrasound, high-frequency sound.


What is the difference between infrasound and ultrasound And provide one example of how each is used?

Infrasound is always smaller or lighter than ultrasound. For example: infrasound can be the sound of a paper clip hitting the floor, and ultrasound can be the sound of two planets colliding.


What is Endorectal ultrasound?

Endorectal ultrasound (ERUS) is a procedure where a probe is inserted into the rectum and high frequency sound waves (ultrasound waves) are generated


What is a similarity between infrasound and ultrasound?

"Sound" is a mechanical wave traveling through a medium. Ultrasound is sound, but its frequency is higher than humans can hear.


What is the ultrasound principle in Doppler ultrasonography?

The ultrasound principle is this: when a high-frequency sound is produced and aimed at a target, it will be reflected by its target and the reflected sound can be detected back at its origin.


When do you have an ultra sound?

Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. This frequency varies from person to person, it is approximately 20 kilohertz (20,000 hertz). This is the lower limit in describing ultrasound.


Ultrasound Palwal?

The ultrasound machine tends to direct high-frequency sound waves at the internal body structures being examined.


What is ultasonic sound?

Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing.


High frequency sound that can be reflected off of barriers to obtain images or measurements?

Ultrasound.